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Lenovo
IdeaPad Y710
User Guide V1.0
Includes:
� Important safety information
� Tips for taking care of your computer
� Function and features
� Service and troubleshooting
� Warranty information
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Note Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the following: � Safety and Warranty Guide included in the package with this publication. � Appendix D. Notices on page 84. � Regulatory Notice included in the package with this publication. � OneKey Recovery User Guide included in the package with this publication. First Edition (November 2007) © Copyright Lenovo 2007. All rights reserved. U.S. GOVERNMENT USERS – RESTRICTED RIGHTS: Our products and/or services are p
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Lenovo IdeaPad Y710 V1.0 Contents Read This First .................................. ii Chapter 4. Troubleshooting............57 Frequently Asked Questions ..............57 Chapter 1. Getting to Know Troubleshooting ...................................58 Your Computer .................................. 1 Chapter 5. Top View................................................. 1 Left-side View ........................................ 3 Getting Help and Service ................65 Right-side View.....
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Read This First When your computer is turned on or the battery is charging, the base, the palm rest, and some other parts may become hot. Avoid keeping your hands, your lap, or any other part of your body in contact with a hot section of the computer for any extended length of time. When you use the keyboard, avoid keeping your palms on the palm rest for a prolonged period of time. Your computer generates some heat during normal operation. The amount of heat depends on the amount of syst
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Read This First Before moving your computer, do one of the following: turn it off or press Fn + F1 to put it in sleep mode. Before moving the computer, make sure that the power on indicator is off. This will help to prevent damage to the hard disk drive, and possible loss of data. Do not drop, bump, scratch, twist, hit, vibrate, push, or place heavy objects on your computer, display, or external devices. Use a quality carrying case that provides adequate cushion and protection. Do not pack
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Top View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Integrated camera The integrated built-in camera allows picture taking or video recording, and can be used with video conferencing and other interactive applications. For details see “Using the Integrated Camera” on page 32. Wireless LAN antennas A diversity antenna system is built
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Computer display The color display with TFT technology provides clear and brilliant text and graphics. Note: Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) film is used on specific models, which has excellent strength and transparency. Touch inductive panel and Multi-media buttons Control buttons integrated for convenient Multi-media playing. For details on “Touch inductive panel and multi-media buttons”, see page 17. Novo button When the computer is turned off, t
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Left-side View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AC power adapter jack Connect the power adapter here to supply power to the computer and charge the internal battery. Note: To prevent damage to the computer and battery pack, use the supplied AC adapter only. 3
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Fan louvers The fan louvers allow warm air to exit the computer. Important: Make sure that paper, books, clothing, cables or other objects do not block any of the fan louvers or else overheating of the computer may occur. VGA port Use this port to connect external display and other computer. For details on connecting external display, see “Connecting an external display” on page 53. For details on connecting other computers, see “Connecting a computer”
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Right-side View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TV 5
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Optical drive Your computer comes with an optical device, such as a DVD/CD recordable drive or a Blu-ray/DVD/CD drive. For details, see “Using the optical drive” on page 25. USB 2.0 port The Universal Serial Bus is compatible with USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 devices such as a keyboard, mouse, camera, hard disk drive, printer and scanner. USB allows devices to be connected and disconnected without rebooting the computer (hot swapping), and to allow specific classes
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Bottom View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Battery latch - manual The manual battery latch is used to keep the battery pack secured. Move the manual battery latch to the unlocked position to insert or remove the battery pack. Move the manual latch to the locked position after inserting the battery pack. Battery pack The battery pack provides pow
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer 2nd Hard Disk Drive The 2nd Hard Disk Drive are secured in a compartment. To remove the 2nd Hard Disk Drive, see “Removing 2nd Hard Disk Drive” on page 44. Subwoofer The multimedia subwoofer features a super bass effect while you are watching movies or enjoying music. Central Processor Unit (CPU)/ Memory (RAM)/ Wireless LAN Card Hard Disk Drive/ TV card (Specific models only) compartment Central Processor Unit (CPU) The CPU compartment provides space
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Front View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer System status indicators For details, see “System status indicators” on page 23. Multi-media reader slot Use this slot to insert memory card, such as an SD Card, a Multi-media Card, a Memory Stick, an xD-Picture Card, an SD pro card or a Memory Stick Pro card. For details, see “Using memory cards” on page 27. CIR port For use with a Lenovo remote control. You can use the remote control to operate Lenovo Shuttle Center. For details, see “Using the Shuttle
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Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Rear View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Background Lighting For details, see “HaloLighting” on page 34 . 11
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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer Putting your computer to Sleep or Shutting It Down - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - When you finish working with your computer, you can put it to sleep or shut it down. Putting your computer to Sleep If you will be away from your computer for only a short time, put the computer to sleep. When the computer is in sleep, you can quickly wa
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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer Adjusting the display - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - After you begin working with your computer, you might need to adjust your display to achieve its optimum performance. Adjusting the brightness You can increase or decrease the brightness on your display. To adjust the brightness on your display, press Fn + up/down arrow. Switching between wide screen and normal screen You can change the aspec
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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer Using the Touch Pad - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The touch pad consists of a pad and two click buttons at the bottom of the keyboard. To move the cursor on the screen, slide your fingertip over the pad in the direction in which you want the cursor to move. The functions of the left and right click buttons correspond to those of the left and right mouse buttons on a conventional mouse.
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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer Using the Keyboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Your computer has a numeric keypad and function keys incorporated in the standard keyboard. Numeric Keypad The keyboard has keys that, when enabled, work as a 10-key numeric keypad. To enable or disable the numeric keypad, press Fn+Insert/NmLk. Note: For models with 17 numeric keys, this function is disabled. To enable this function, sel
